Crashing and cashing: The $11.54 wedding gift that had everyone talking

Two uninvited guests attended a Virginia wedding reception, but rather than disrupting the event, they left an unusual gift that has since become a source of amusement for the wedding party and guests.

The incident gained attention on social media after the bride's brother, Ben Carroll, shared the story on Reddit. According to Carroll, an unidentified couple entered his sister's upscale hotel reception without an invitation.

The uninvited guests' presence was short-lived, as security personnel promptly escorted them from the premises. However, before their departure, they left behind an envelope containing $11.54 in mixed currency, including coins. The card was signed "Uncle David and Aunt Nancy," despite having no apparent relation to the wedding party

Carroll told Newsweek that neither the bride nor groom have relatives by those names, confirming the pair were indeed strangers who had infiltrated the celebration.

"By the time she heard about the crashers, they'd already been removed, and she was laughing at the situation," Carroll said of his sister's reaction. "She was mostly amused that she was throwing a wedding worth crashing."

The incident has sparked curiosity and laughter among the wedding guests and social media users. Many speculated that the couple might be habitual wedding crashers, given they came prepared with a wedding card.

Despite the intrusion, the newlyweds and their families have taken the incident in good spirits. Carroll even thanked the mystery guests in a Reddit comment, thanking them for providing "a lifelong story and a core memory."

Now everyone's cracking up about this wacky wedding gift instead of getting all bent out of shape. Nobody knows who these fake "Uncle David and Aunt Nancy" really are, but they've given the couple one heck of a story to tell at parties.